The Braw Bookshelf

Professional bodies in the UK and beyond have conducted thorough research which highlights the importance of creative and cultural education and the rapid rate of growth within the creative industries.

Creative Further Education in the four UK nations

The Creative Industries Policy and Evidence Centre (2024)

External web link - https://pec.ac.uk/state_of_the_nation/creative-further-education/#:~:text=the%20Nations%20Report-,Download%20the%20Report,-The%20Creative%20Industries

The Arts in Schools: Foundations For The Future

Pauline Tambling and Sally Bacon, (2023)

External web link - https://gulbenkian.pt/uk-branch/projects/a-new-direction-arts-in-schools/

Mapping Contemporary Visual Art and Design Education in Scotland: Summary of key findings

Caitlin McKinnon, Anthony Schrag, Rachel Blanche (2022)

External web link - https://engage.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Engage-SUMMARY.pdf

Mapping Contemporary Visual Art and Design Education in Scotland

Caitlin McKinnon, Anthony Schrag, Rachel Blanche (2022)

External web link - https://engage.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Engage-REPORT-1.pdf

Putting Learners at the Centre: Towards a Future Vision for Scottish Education

Ken Muir (2022)

External web link - https://www.gov.scot/publications/putting-learners-centre-towards-future-vision-scottish-education/

A Collaboration for Creativity - Action Plan 2021-22

Creative Scotland and Education Scotland (2021)

External web link - https://education.gov.scot/media/dbanduim/nih319-cses-action-plan.pdf

Schooling, Education and Learning 2030 and Beyond

Goodison Group in Scotland, Scotland's Futures Forum, The Scottish Parliament (2020)

External web link - https://www.scotlandfutureforum.org/scotland2030-future-schooling/

Culture is bad for you: Inequality in the cultural and creative industries

Orian Brook, Dave O'Brien, Mark Taylor (2020)

External web link - https://manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9781526144164/

No School Manifesto

Ilse Ouwens, Fabiola Camuti, Betje Stevens (2020)

External web link - https://www.valiz.nl/en/publications/no-school-manifesto.html

Interdisciplinary Learning: ambitious learning for an increasingly complex world

Education Scotland (2020)

External web link - https://education.gov.scot/media/mkomulen/interdisciplinary-learning-thought-paper.pdf

Assessing Creativity: A palette of possibilities

The Lego Foundation (2020)

External web link - https://www.legofoundation.com/media/2825/assessing-creativity_may2020.pdf

The Cultural Learning Evidence Champion’s Handbook

The RSA (2019)

External web link - https://www.thersa.org/discover/publications-and-articles/reports/evidence-handbook

Elitist Britain 2019: The educational backgrounds of Britain’s leading people

The Sutton Trust and Social Mobility Commission (2019)

External web link - https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/811045/Elitist_Britain_2019.pdf

Growing the UK’s Creative Industries

Creative Industries Federation (2018)

External web link - https://www.creativeindustriesfederation.com/sites/default/files/2018-12/Creative%20Industries%20Federation%20-%20Growing%20the%20UK's%20Creative%20Industries.pdf

Growth Sector Briefing - Creative Industries

The Scottish Government (2018)

External web link - https://www2.gov.scot/Resource/0054/00543187.docx

Workforce Diversity in the UK Screen Sector: Evidence Review

CAMEo (2018)

External web link - https://www2.bfi.org.uk/sites/bfi.org.uk/files/downloads/bfi-workforce-diversity-in-uk-screen-sector-evidence-review-2018-03.pdf

Imagine Nation - The Value of Cultural Learning

Cultural Learning Alliance (2017)

External web link - https://www.cloreduffield.org.uk/userfiles/documents/CLA/CD389_Imagination_2_report_AW17_ONLINE.pdf

The Creative Economy and the Future of Employment

Nesta (2016)

External web link - https://media.nesta.org.uk/documents/the_creative_economy_and_the_future_of_employment.pdf

What Is Creativity?

Creative Scotland (2013)

External web link - https://www.creativescotland.com/__data/assets/pdf_file/0019/21394/Scotlands-Creative-Learning-Plan-2013-v-d4.pdf

Creative Schools

Sir Ken Robinson, Lou Aronica (2016)

External web link - https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/259/259286/creative-schools/9780141978574.html

Creativity Across Learning 3-18

Education Scotland (2013)

External web link - https://education.gov.scot/improvement/Documents/cre39-impact-report.pdf

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